Zymark Introduces Time-Saving and Space-Saving Workstation for Automating Cell-Based Assays.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOPKINTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2003 The Standardized Staccato(TM) Cell Station Speeds "Time-to-Science" Through Pre-assembly and Pre-Tested Reagent reagent /re·a·gent/ (re-a´jent) a substance used to produce a chemical reaction so as to detect, measure, produce, etc., other substances. re·a·gent n. Methods Zymark Corporation, a leading provider of laboratory automation solutions, today introduced the Staccato Cell Station - Assay, a workstation for automating cell-based assays that is approximately half the size of competing systems. This standardized, pre-assembled system is equipped with Zymark validated methods for a number of customer-selected reagent kits, which can reduce set- up time by as much as one third. To allow researchers to focus on their science and spend less time on validating automation, Zymark pre-programs the Staccato Cell Station - Assay with tested methods for the specific reagent kit selected by the customer. The space-efficient design of the workstation requires only 15 square feet of valuable laboratory space to process batches of 40 plates in either 96 or 384 format. Because it is a standard workstation, the pre-assembled Cell Station requires less than one day for installation. The workstation is ideal for a variety cell-based assays including Apoptosis apoptosis or programmed cell death Mechanism that allows cells to self-destruct when stimulated by the appropriate trigger. It may be initiated when a cell is no longer needed, when a cell becomes a threat to the organism's health, or for other reasons. , Necrosis, In-Vitro Cytotoxicity cytotoxicity /cy·to·tox·ic·i·ty/ (si?to-tok-sis´i-te) the degree to which an agent possesses a specific destructive action on certain cells or the possession of such action. , Antagonist Assays, Channel Assays and others. "The combination of standardized workstations like Cell Station - Assay and pre-written, validated methods is a unique approach for this industry," said Zymark President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Kevin Hrusovsky. "The Cell Station provides a powerful combination of pre-integrated hardware and pre-validated software to allow researchers to focus on science and spend little or no time on managing automation. The result is a much shorter time-to-science." The system includes the popular Twister II Twister II is a wooden roller coaster located at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. This is a custom built wooden coaster based upon the original coaster Mr. Twister that was at Elitch Gardens before the park was moved to its new location in 1995. platemover for loading microplates and disposable tips, a Zymark RapidPlate liquid handler with on-line fill capability, a Zymark 44 position robot accessible incubator with automated delidding, a BioTek 405 washer, and a bar code scanner A device specialized for reading bar codes and converting them into either the ASCII or EBCDIC digital character code. Pen scanners, also known as wand scanners, were the first type of bar code scanner developed in the 1970s. . It also includes a software adapter for a variety of user provided compact multi-mode readers. Users can operate the system from a Graphical User Interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to , by simply selecting the methods they wish to run on the touch screen monitor. A Class II biological enclosure and a shaking version of the incubator are available as options. About Zymark Zymark is a leading provider of automation solutions serving the worldwide life science, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. The company has introduced new automation paradigms that have empowered scientists to raise laboratory research to a new, more industrialized in·dus·tri·al·ize v. in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing, in·dus·tri·al·iz·es v.tr. 1. To develop industry in (a country or society, for example). 2. level. With these advances, Zymark has firmly established itself as a solutions provider with a single-minded goal of streamlining the entire drug discovery pipeline. Zymark provides direct sales, service and applications support throughout the world and hosts the annual ISLAR ISLAR International Symposium on Laboratory Automation and Robotics ISLAR Industrial Safety Lost Time Accident Rate conference on laboratory automation. For more information, visit http://www.zymark.com. |
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